We have reached that time of year when windows are open and the sounds of nature are once again allowed to drift into our homes. During the daytime, we hear birds singing with excitement as the ...

In particular, I'm thinking of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica). Unlike their green bullfrog cousins, the little brown wood frogs live lives that are surprisingly independent of the water.

The true frogs vary greatly in size, ranging from small, such as the Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica), to the largest frog in the world, the Goliath Frog (Conraua goliath). Many of the true frogs are ...

Typical signs of spring include budding trees, a colorful assortment of flowers, tweeting birds and the cacophony of singing frogs. The warmer weather is enough to inspire anyone to sing with joy, but ...

A freeze-tolerant frog begins to thaw in this video. Watch the process online.. Scientific research at Miami University is unlocking mysteries into how wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) can freeze in winter ...

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, that state is home to two species of frogs: The Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) and the wood frog (Rana sylvatica). There is no ...

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Wood frogs, Rana sylvatica, mate in early spring when ponds begin to thaw. Male frogs sing in choruses to attract females to the breeding pools. Once the female frogs enter the ponds, ...

Calsbeek hauled camera gear and its substantial battery (sometimes “up 800 vertical feet with 90 pounds on my back”) to 11 early-spring rendezvous pools for wood frogs (Rana sylvatica).

Amphibians face increasing risks from habitat loss, climate change, pollution and emerging diseases. One such disease, ranavirus, has been linked to mass die-offs of frogs and salamanders worldwide.

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